Born on the 4th of July

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Much like the song "Yankee Doodle Dandy" these famous folks were born on the 4th of July!

1804 - Nathaniel Hawthorne, American writer (d. 1864)
1816 - Hiram Walker, American grocer and distiller (d. 1899)
1826 - Stephen Foster, American songwriter (d. 1864)
1847 - James Anthony Bailey, American circus impresario (d. 1906)
1872 - Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States (d. 1933)
1881 - Ulysses S. Grant III, American soldier (d. 1968)
1882 - Louis B. Mayer, American film producer (d. 1957)
1883 - Rube Goldberg, American cartoonist (d. 1970)
1895 - Irving Caesar, American lyricist and composer (d. 1996)
1902 - George Murphy, American entertainer (d. 1992)
1905 - Irving Johnson, American adventurer (d. 1991)
1907 - Gordon Griffith, American director (d. 1958)
1907 - Howard Taubman, American music and theater critic (d. 1996)
1910 - Gloria Stuart, American actress
1911 - Mitch Miller, American entertainer
1916 - Iva Toguri D'Aquino, American World War II figure (d. 2006)
1918 - Ann Landers, American advice columnist (d. 2002)
1918 - Abigail Van Buren, American advice columnist
1920 - Norm Drucker, American basketball referee
1920 - Leona Helmsley, American hotel operator and real estate investor (d. 2007)
1924 - Eva Marie Saint, American actress
1927 - Neil Simon, American playwright
1929 - Al Davis, American businessman
1929 - Chuck Tanner, American baseball player
1929 - Bill Tuttle, American baseball player (d. 1998)
1930 - George Steinbrenner, American businessman
1937 - Thomas Nagel, American philosopher
1938 - Bill Withers, American singer and songwriter
1942 - Hal Lanier, American baseball player
1942 - Floyd Little, American football player
1943 - Geraldo Rivera, American reporter
1943 - Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson, American musician (d. 1970)
1943 - Emerson Boozer, American football player
1946 - Tish Howard, American model
1946 - Ron Kovic, American peace activist
1946 - Michael Milken, American financier
1946 - Ed O'Ross, American actor
1947 - Morganna Roberts, American entertainer
1951 - Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, American politician
1954 - Jim Beattie, American baseball player
1960 - Sid Eudy, American professional wrestler
1962 - Pam Shriver, American former tennis player
1963 - Matt Malley, American musician
1964 - Cle Kooiman, American soccer player
1964 - Mark Slaughter, American singer
1965 - Horace Grant, American basketball player
1966 - Lee Reherman, American actor
1967 - Rick Wilkins, American baseball player
1968 - Jack Frost, American musician
1971 - Brendan Donnelly, American baseball player
1974 - La'Roi Glover, American football player
1974 - Vince Spadea, American tennis player
1978 - Becki Newton, American actress
1983 - Ben Jorgensen, American musician
1983 - Andy Mrotek, American musician
1984 - Gina Glocksen, American singer

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